William H. Orrick

Orrick is a judicial activist that has no interest in following stare decisis. He will just ignore your briefing altogether, refuse to listen, and cut any motion hearing short by saying he'll take the matter under advisement. He won't. His mind is made up depending on how he has judged your client. The facts don't matter and your client's constitutional rights don't matter in his courtroom. It is no wonder the Ninth Circuit has an 80.4% SCOTUS reversal rate (since 2007) and the most cases overturned across the United States.

Judge Orrick is a wolf in sheep's clothing. He is courteous to counsel and reasonable on scheduling and other procedural matters. However, he picks winners and losers early on, and shapes the law to achieve his desired outcome. If he does not like your client, you will lose everything.